The IAF during the night bombed seven weapons tunnels and struck a Hamas training base near Khan Yunis in response to ongoing rocket attacks.

**Kassam rockets landed in southern Israel on Wednesday morning. Baruch Hashem, there were no injuries.

**IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terror operations in Yehuda and Shomron arrested at least 25 suspects.

**A fire was extinguished in the pediatric ward of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night. Baruch Hashem, no injuries.

**Dozens took part in a protest outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday morning as ministers met to discuss the release of Gilad Shalit. Protestors called on the government to bring Shalit home.

**Bank Leumi announced a q4 loss of between NIS 700-800 million bringing the bank’s 2008 profit to NIS 475-575 million, a longtime low.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)